We had a lovely evening in the shop yesterday to celebrate the publication of Peter Naumann's Winter Count. Pete worked in the shop for the first few years after we opened and it was a huge pleasure to welcome him back as a published poet. He read his poems so well and also gave them very interesting introductions - the winter count of the title poem, for example, refers to the pictorial histories of significant events during the year made by American tribes - see the picture below, an image reflected on the cover of the book in a picture by Pete's mother Anouk.
Pete preparing to read: